Bryson POV By the time I drove down to the conference meeting I was already worried, why does it have to be Hannah asking me for assistance, Ariadne played some strong mutant back there. Not freeing to react. "It looks like I have chosen the wrong mate," I said to my wolf. "She doesn't care about us the way we do towards her." My wolf groaned feeling stabbed, Ariadne was like the season, she never stays, dynamic as she is. And I can't let her stray either. "Aiden, I need you to prepare an apartment for Ariadne," I muttered over the phone. "Oh, Hannah please." "So you've finally allowed your mate to be a pack member, I can't wait." "Of course, they asked for help." "Ariadne? Help?" Aiden's question struck me. My mate couldn't have had this her unbendable trait. "Not in the mansion Aiden but any of the other buildings within the boundary. Ariadne and her friend will be staying there as our guests." I was glad I had finally got her to move in, staying at the hotel only bothered me
Bryson POV Situated close to me was a blurry image of my mate, it was evident I was hallucinating but to be honest I wished she was here with me, the whole of Oak Borough was getting on my nerves. My pack member made it worse and made me seem senile "Ariadne, you think it's okay if I get drunk tonight?" She waited for a while before replying. "That would be cowardice of an Alpha that is feared throughout the whole of Oak Borough and beyond. " "You're such a bad influence, I thought I wasn't that popular." She poured more for me. "You have to get some sleep, Bryson." She sounded like a mother nursing a child. I shifted close to her, my wolf growling and yearning to feel her in my arms. "I might be a failure, but I will, I will give my all to make sure you're unarmed, I will protect you, Ariadne. " "That's stupid, you can't do that, you shouldn't you've got your pack to protect, you won't realize you said this once you wake up tomorrow. " She said, pushing me back. "Do y
Ariadne POV "You're such a stupid and clumsy bitch!" Alpha Creed snarled. "You shouldn't make me regret sending you on this mission." "I didn't mean to, she was harmless…" He laughed mockingly and I tried to picture why. "You've become too vulnerable, '' He called out and there was a silence between us even a ticking bomb knows an assassin as deadly as I have mellowed out. " Now arrange the body and dispose of her or I will do it myself and kill those that you've grown fond of at that instant, someone like Hannah." He said calmly more calmly that my ears couldn't believe it. Beads of sweat started to fall quickly down the temple. I wiped my forehead against my pants and started to dig my pants for keys as I started through the window only to see a sniper walking away. It was one of the Alpha Creed men. It struck me that he has a connection within the city. That meant he wasn't alone. Who was his accomplice? I grabbed the girl's body sobbing. It was hard. I could have saved her but
Bryson POV We were on patrol in the woods when we heard a car pull over. I wasn't sure what it was but I had to hide to confirm my doubts along with Aiden we hide beside the heaps of soil that had creepers crawling on them. "Alpha Henry Bryson, it's better if we—'' Aiden's speech was cut short with my hand motioning to my mouth that he kept mute. "What is it?" Aiden questioned. Right ahead of us, there are two men dressed in black and wearing a cap that hid their identity and they held in their hands black leather that was heavy like a whole person inside. And alongside pulling a woman that had her face covered. "It looks like a corpse." I'm not certain. I tried to peep. Speaking the woods and hearing some rattling sound they came to a halt. "Yes, you're right. There's digging at the front too." We heard a soothing sound. They were with a girl and were talking about some business not going as planned while kicking the girl. What the hell? I mean the business. "She didn't say a
Ariadne POV We were still there, nothing to be calm and composed about, the fact that the girls' soul was lying lifeless and my mate was clueless about the things going on. I wasn't sure what to do but the pain I felt couldn't hide otherwise. It was a defence I had to ensue. Even my mate knows and believes the lie I had made him envision. "Aiden keeps watch, I will drive Ariadne home." He commanded and I simply followed him. Aiden trudge's my arm. "Mate, I didn't know you had such skills." Brushed across the tall grasses he complimented pacing close to the car. "I had undergone training in my former pack." "That sounds too plain for the attack you motioned, the tactics." Alpha Henry Bryson interrogated, he was too close and lying wasn't my trait, especially to my mate, it weighed me down deeply and felt too heavy in my mouth. I hate having to lie, I hate not having any reason to be fair. My heart beats faster even when I know it was what I was supposed to do. I hate to be lo
Ariadne POVI stood on my track, the veins on my neck running up and down, he walked towards me, scooped my chin in his hands, gazing eyes to eyes we were engulfed and pushed me towards the tree with a low growl. He puts his face against my neck and inhales deeply. My heart was pounding in my chest and I became filled with fear. I don't want to say I'm an assassin, and I don't know what to do if what I perceive is true that he already knows about me."Answer my questions, Ariadne," he demanded. His voice sounds far even though he is right in front of him now."Yes you're right, it isn't my first kill, and it won't be my last either." I feel myself sliding down the wood."It should be your last, it will contradict your life." He let out and I stared up at him.Yeah, but my life is already contradicted, contradicting that I have been sent to hunt my mate and end up killing him."We should get going," I muttered while walking ahead. I didn't want to stare at him for long, it made me fall
Ariadne POV I gasped as I paced myself closer to get a better glimpse of what was happening. I couldn't believe I had to go through this. They were actually here and not just my illusions. "Bloody two strokers! What are they doing hanging around here?" I muttered under my breath.I ran out to the sofa and picked up my jacket and my cell phone. "What are you doing?" My wolf asked."I'm taking precautionary measures," I said, stuffing my luggage.I stood looking towards the window. "It's not the first time a mission would impose such demands. But sending others and the insecurity that made them dig into me. I began to smell something foul."Hey, Decker." He was quiet for a while before clearing his throat. "It's me, Ariadne." I fiddled my hair in between my fingers."Ariadne! I have been so worried, how is it, the mission." He asks."It's tough," I said,"It always is but not for you, you can outstand it, it's believable you're Ariadne the unscathed." He chuckles.Decker was the only
Ariadne POV"You shouldn't hug me like that often." I got up and went to the toilet but needed a minute before I recollected myself and started cleaning up. I got to clench the faucet and the water came rushing through.I hung my head on the wall. "This will all have to end either way," I muttered, My life has gotten much harder, I don't think it could get much worse but then it ripped my heart out too. I thought my luck was changing when I got a chance into Oak Borough. Seeing that I could easily get rid of my target and enjoy some certain freedom at the best. Every piece of me screaming at him, I truly realized how strong a mate bond could be. And the connection you get to make with people around you. My heart ached when Alpha Creed made mention of Hannah. Nothing thrilled me more when she said I'm her sister. I am wasted and don't deserve to be loved.On the contrary, came Decker's word, if I fail to kill Alpha Henry Bryson my life and that of those I loved and cared about would be